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Flute - Whistle

Bwa/Samo Mpiru - Small Flute

Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
Bwa

Wood
Mid 20th Century

Length: 6 inches
Aerophone - Edge-blown - Flute/Whistle

This old flute/whistle was stone carved by a Bwa hunter and would be part of the various items that accompanied them in their hunt. There are two-finger holes for changing pitches and the hole in the bottom shows that it was worn as a pendant.

 

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Catalog#: AF-AEBH-63-43